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Tortured Logic Pt 2: Headline VS Truth

Here’s the headline for this story.

“Harsh techniques Brought Good Info”

This is a line deleted from a memo written by Adm. Dennis C. Blair, Obama’s national intelligence director. The Rush echo-chamber will surely be running with it 24/7, or until the next thing comes along. The story actually goes on to raise doubt about the accuracy of the statement, then, the guy who wrote that in the memo goes on to say:

“The information gained from these techniques was valuable in some instances, but there is no way of knowing whether the same information could have been obtained through other means,… The bottom line is these techniques have hurt our image around the world, the damage they have done to our interests far outweighed whatever benefit they gave us and they are not essential to our national security.”